mecatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Related to mecāniā (to hang).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmekat͡ɬ/

Noun

mecatl

  1. cord, rope
  2. whip
  3. (possessed) concubine
  4. (inalienable possession) lineage

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: mecate

References

  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 142
  • Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl mecatl

Noun

mecatl

  1. rope, cord.

Derived terms

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Classical Nahuatl mecatl (cord; concubine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmekat͜ɬ]

Noun

mecatl (plural mecame, possessed imeca)

  1. cord
  2. (possessed) male lover besides one's husband

Coordinate terms

References

  • Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 63, 81, 131, 141
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